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Offline Kilian O

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Unknown mount
« on: June 18, 2022, 07:49:42 am »
Given the nail still visible i'm quite confident it's roman, I'd guess a belt mount but havn't came across a similar one.

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    • A Handbook of Late Roman Bronze Coin Types 324-395.
Re: Unknown mount
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2022, 08:28:54 am »
Yes, this is half of a Roman belt plate.  It had a Y form originally.  It is a Balkan type that dates from the late 2nd to mid 3rd century AD.

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Re: Unknown mount
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2022, 08:43:07 am »
Thanks that does make alot of sense now. Cheers!

 

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